High genome plasticity and frequent genetic exchange in Leishmania tropica isolates from Afghanistan, Iran and Syria.

• Main Authors: Hedvig Glans (Author), Maria Lind Karlberg (Author), Reza Advani (Author), Maria Bradley (Author), Erik Alm (Author), Björn Andersson (Author), Tim Downing (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The kinetoplastid protozoan Leishmania tropica mainly causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans in the Middle East, and relapse or treatment failure after treatment are common in this area. L. tropica's digenic life cycle includes distinct stages in the vector sand...